James T. Dickovick *04

James Dickovick, who taught politics at Washington and Lee University for 14 years, died July 1, 2019, after a courageous battle with ALS. He was 45.

Born in 1973, he earned dual degrees from the University of Pennsylvania in 1995: a B.A. in international relations and a B.S. in economics from the Wharton School of Business. He then joined the Peace Corps for service in West Africa. This changed the course of his life.

Dickovick came to Princeton and the Woodrow Wilson School, where he earned an MPA in development studies in 2000, a master’s degree in public affairs in 2002, and a Ph.D. in public affairs in 2004.

He then taught for 14 years at Washington and Lee, where he was Grigsby Term Professor of Politics. Teaching was his “calling,” and this took him to countries worldwide. He enjoyed exploring the foods, music, languages, and literatures of other cultures.

Dickovick is survived by his wife, Alessandra Del Conte Dickovick *00; their two daughters, and his mother, Deborah.

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